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...Roman occupation, were virtually powerless. Centuries later, after the Roman Empire had adopted Christianity, blame was shifted away from the Roman Governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, and onto the Jews. This was a clear case of rewriting history, and we Jews have suffered terribly as a result. Jesus would overturn the tables of the Hollywood money changers in shock and anger if he knew what a travesty had been made of his life in Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. David Zohar Jerusalem...
...there has been no real agreement on the issue. The A.C.L.U., along with a support group for military families, sued to overturn the ban. The case was dismissed in 1996. The Pentagon has intermittently bent its rules. In 1996, it made public the return of the remains of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 32 other Americans who died with him. In 2000, after the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, the caskets once again appeared before cameras...
Lurie explained after the meeting that his motion was an attempt to ensure that a temporary majority in this week’s meeting would not overturn a careful decision to have “two full position papers” originally made by the council...
...trouble either - he faces criminal charges for breaching the country's official information law. - By Ulla Plon and Charles P. Wallace Spotlight on Silvio ITALY Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial resumed 10 months after being shelved, following a January decision by Italy's highest court to overturn a controversial immunity law that protected Berlusconi from prosecution. The Prime Minister, who is accused of bribery, was not in court...
...NationAfter decades as Taiwan's undisputed ruler, the KMT is now struggling to define itself. It has jeopardized its image in the weeks following the March 20 presidential election by engaging in a divisive campaign to overturn the election result, which saw Lien lose by just 29,518 votes out of nearly 13 million. Last week, the face-off between the KMT and Chen's government remained at an angry impasse. The KMT and its chief "Pan-Blue" alliance partner, the People First Party (PFP), have petitioned the courts for a recount and squabbled with Chen and his Democratic Progressive...